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[FDN] Over 40 percent use free antivirus software

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High brand visibility from large security software vendors doesn't necessarily mean that their products dominate the market, according to a new study of security software.

The study was released on Wednesday by Opswat, whose primary product, Oesis, is a development toolkit used to manage third-party security applications.

Opswat's study focused on what kind of security software users employed, primarily in English-speaking markets.

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Originally Posted by tylerand
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I use free AVG, that's it... Never really have any problems with viruses. If i do, i always enjoy removing them manually xD.

Win same here or sometimes as i rarely get a virus i normally do a fresh install of Windows. Nothing like a nice new install
 
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Been using Microsoft Security Essentials for while and its great.
 
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I guess people see paid for AV's are much safer than Free AV's but thats not really the case as paid versions only add more features than find more virus's but the majority of people that buy AV's are probably not so techy when it comes to computers..
 
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Originally Posted by FairDoos
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I guess people see paid for AV's are much safer than Free AV's but thats not really the case as paid versions only add more features than find more virus's but the majority of people that buy AV's are probably not so techy when it comes to computers..

NOD32 is actually really great, it's a shame it's not completely free anymore or I'd use it.
 
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Originally Posted by Chunky_Chimp View Post
NOD32 is actually really great, it's a shame it's not completely free anymore or I'd use it.
So true i remember i got a years free subscription with a motherboard i purchased its brilliant also i think Kaspersky is great there the only AV programs id pay for if i had a no choice of free AV
 
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Originally Posted by GoTMaXPoWeR View Post
90% of OCN users will be using basic, free antivirus because they know what they're doing. It's only there for emergencies.
company has eset busniness smart security license
, so i take one home
 
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i must say i enjoy having norton 360, i never have to bother with it, it defrags, backups, updates, scans and everything else all on its own, but i did the free thing for ages, my main reason for moving to a paid for one is that my mother :facepalm: does not understand the concept of following a schedule, ie scanning every sunday night (its nice and easy to remember right? its also safe to a semi paranoia level which i have) avira was great when i did the free thing
 
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Originally Posted by aldfig0 View Post
I wouldn't use those, they tested the software without recent definition updates
this is a better idea of how they actually perform:
Why is this one better? They both used February definitions.
 
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Originally Posted by JohnDProb View Post
i must say i enjoy having norton 360, i never have to bother with it, it defrags, backups, updates, scans and everything else all on its own, but i did the free thing for ages, my main reason for moving to a paid for one is that my mother :facepalm: does not understand the concept of following a schedule, ie scanning every sunday night (its nice and easy to remember right? its also safe to a semi paranoia level which i have) avira was great when i did the free thing
FAIL i remember having Norton360 when it came out it was such a fail it didnt find anything but worms then as soon as the subscription ran out i went to AVG and AVG found so many virus's that had not of been found with Norton hense why i despise Norton now..
 
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Originally Posted by Open1Your1Eyes0 View Post
Why is this one better? They both used February definitions.
Because they used February definitions while testing in May... It's an unrealistic scenario.

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Originally Posted by FairDoos View Post
FAIL i remember having Norton360 when it came out it was such a fail it didnt find anything but worms then as soon as the subscription ran out i went to AVG and AVG found so many virus's that had not of been found with Norton hense why i despise Norton now..
There are these things called "false positives"
 
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Originally Posted by aldfig0 View Post
Because they used February definitions while testing in May... It's an unrealistic scenario.
I agree, it's obviously not the most ideal way to provide results but it's the latest we have to go on. Also you posted an older release using the same definitions and said it's a better idea of how the actually perform. Why is it better if they used the same definitions and it's an older release also?

Not trying to be mean or anything, I'm just trying to figure out your logic.
 
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Originally Posted by FairDoos View Post
So true i remember i got a years free subscription with a motherboard i purchased its brilliant also i think Kaspersky is great there the only AV programs id pay for if i had a no choice of free AV
I used to LOVE the hell out of Kaspersky (after whitelisting just about everything I used... good god) but it started giving me random memory-related BSODs on Soft Sentinel. I got new RAM, the issue persisted. Uninstalled Kaspersky, and the problem was gone. I asked at Kaspersky's forums and at OSNN, and nobody at either place could really explain how the issue was even possible, so I gave up and went to AntiVir. This was all months after NOD32 wasn't really free anymore. :| I'd like to give Kaspersky its time in the sun again, but there's way too much I have to configure for me to grow on it, plus it's not completely free, either.
 
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Originally Posted by Open1Your1Eyes0
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I agree, it's obviously not the most ideal way to provide results but it's the latest we have to go on. Also you posted an older release using the same definitions and said it's a better idea of how the actually perform. Why is it better if they used the same definitions and it's an older release also?

Not trying to be mean or anything, I'm just trying to figure out your logic.

Some programs may be more dependent on definition updates than others. Maybe the developer chose to focus on devoting resources to finding new malware out there and sending out frequent updates rather than the heuristic capabilities of their software (this might result in lower false positives, for example). I know the Symantec product did soso in the May test, but having used their recent products they send out updates every 5-15 minutes automatically... just an example.
 
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